Special forces used helicopters to reach the remote Macarena mountain range, where they decorated a 82 foot (25 metre) tree with 2,000 lights. The tree’s lights are fitted with motion sensors, so that the festive offering is illuminated when rebels pass. Read Article
The commander of the Bloque Guainía del Ejército Revolucionario Popular Antisubversivo de Colombia (Erpac), was taken into custody in a rural area of Arauca on Tuesday. ERPAC is considered to be one of three emerging gangs involved in drug trafficking in Colombia. Read Article
Colombian National Police have taken into custody four individuals wanted for trafficking in arms and laundering money for the FARC. The investigations was a cumilation of efforts beween Colombian National Police, Peruvian authorities, and Interpol. Since February of this year Colombia authorities have captured 22 wanted individuals for extradition. Read Article
WASHINGTON – Three foreign nationals each were sentenced today(December 06, 2010) to 23 months in prison for their roles in a conspiracy to smuggle aliens for profit and conspiracy to commit visa fraud in an extensive and sophisticated visa fraud scheme through which they fraudulently procured visas from the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia. The […]
Colombia, the world’s biggest supplier of cocaine, saw production of the illegal narcotic decline last year amid a government spraying campaign and declining U.S. consumption, according to a new report. Read Article
At least ten people on Tuesday were injured after an explosion took place in a building in Bogota, the capital city of Colombia, local media reported. The explosion took place in a southern neighborhood in Bogota and damaged a residential building located in 38 Sur street in the Patio Bonito area. Read Article
A bomb on a bus detonated by suspected leftist militants in southern Colombia Tuesday killed three army troops and a civilian and injured another 16 people, local authorities said. Read Article
INTERPOL’s databases and worldwide network enabled Portuguese police to identify, arrest and extradite to Bogota a fugitive attempting to enter the country using a stolen passport altered to camouflage the suspect’s criminal history in Colombia. View Article
Fearing that the obscure xylophone-like instrument could be a casualty as Afro-Colombian traditions disperse amid migration and other pressures, officials are taking steps to preserve and promote the unique music. View Story